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Date: 13-Jan-2025 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Amendment of ESZ around Khangchendzonga National Park Sikkim

Issued by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change · ESZ Division

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • This gazette notification amends a previous notification (S.O. 2166(E), dated 27th August, 2014) regarding the Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around Khangchendzonga National Park in Sikkim.
  • The primary change is the reconstitution of the Monitoring Committee responsible for overseeing activities within the ESZ.

Key Changes

  • The Monitoring Committee's composition is revised to include a broader representation of government officials, experts, and non-governmental organizations.
  • The committee will now have 12 members, including the Chief Secretary of Sikkim as the Chairman, and the Chief Conservator of Forest (Wild Life) as the Member Secretary.
  • The committee includes ex-officio members from various departments of the Sikkim government, including Forest, Pollution Control, Rural Management, Agriculture, Urban Development, and the District Collector.
  • The committee will include experts in ecology/environment/wildlife and a representative from a non-governmental organization, both nominated by the Sikkim government every three years.
  • The Monitoring Committee is responsible for scrutinizing activities within the ESZ based on site-specific conditions.
  • The committee will review activities covered in the Schedule to the notification of the Government of India, vide number S.O. 1533 (E), dated the 14th September, 2006, and refer them for prior environmental clearances.
  • The committee will also review activities not covered in the schedule and refer them to the relevant regulatory authorities.
  • The Member-Secretary, concerned Collector, or Deputy Conservator of Forests are empowered to file complaints against violations of the notification.
  • The committee can invite experts and stakeholders to assist in its deliberations.
  • The Monitoring Committee must submit an annual action taken report to the Chief Wildlife Warden by June 30th each year.
  • The Central Government can issue written directions to the Monitoring Committee for effective functioning.

Impact Analysis

Government of Sikkim

  • The government will need to ensure that the Monitoring Committee has the resources and support necessary to effectively carry out its functions.

Khangchendzonga National Park

  • The inclusion of experts and NGOs in the committee may result in more informed decision-making, potentially leading to better conservation outcomes.

Local Communities

  • It is important for the committee to consider the needs and concerns of local communities while making decisions.

Businesses and Industries

  • Businesses should be prepared to demonstrate compliance and engage with the Monitoring Committee as needed.

Action Items

  • The Central Government should provide necessary support and guidance to the Monitoring Committee.

Key Entities Referenced

Environment (Protection) Act, 1986: The principal legislation under which the notification is issued, empowering the Central Government to take measures to protect the environment. Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986: Rules framed under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, which provide the framework for implementing the Act's provisions. Khangchendzonga National Park: The protected area around which the Eco-Sensitive Zone is declared. Monitoring Committee: The committee constituted to oversee the implementation of the notification and monitor activities within the Eco-Sensitive Zone. S.O. 2166(E), dated 27th August, 2014: The original notification that declared the Eco-Sensitive Zone. S.O. 1533 (E), dated the 14th September, 2006: The notification containing the schedule of activities that require prior environmental clearance. S.O. 4949(E), dated the 16th November, 2023: The previous amendment to the original notification. Govind Ballabh Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment, Regional Centre Sikkim: A research institute that will provide an expert to the Monitoring Committee.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-14012025-260219 CG-DxLx-xEG-I1D4H0x1x2x0 25-260219 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 237] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, िनवरी 13, 2025/पौि 23, 1946 No. 237] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2025/PAUSHA 23, 1946 पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार् ु पररवतना मत्रं ालर् अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली, 13 िनवरी, 2025 का.आ. 239(अ).—केंद्रीर् सरकार ने, पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) जनर्म, 1986 के जनर्म 5 के उपजनर्म (3) के साथ परित पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) अजधजनर्म, 1986 (1986 का 29) की धारा 3 की उपधारा (1) और उपधारा (2) के खडं (v) और खडं (xiv) तथा धारा 3 की उपधारा (3) द्वारा प्रित्त िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करते हुए, कंचनिंगा राष्ट्रीर् उद्यान, जसदिम के चारों ओर एक पाररजस्ट्तजथकी संवेिी िोन घोजित करने के जलए, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग 2, खंड 3, उपखडं (ii) म,ें संखर्ांक का.आ. 2166(अ), तारीख 27 अगस्ट्त, 2014 द्वारा एक अजधसूचना िारी की थी ; और, केंद्रीर् सरकार की र्ह रार् ह ै दक उि अजधसूचना का संिोधन करना लोकजहत म ें आवश्र्क और समीचीन ह ै; और, पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) जनर्म, 1986 के जनर्म 5 का उपजनर्म (4) र्ह उपबंध करता ह ै दक िब भी केंद्रीर् सरकार को र्ह प्रतीत होता ह ै दक ऐसा करना लोकजहत म ें ह,ै तो वह पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) जनर्म, 1986 के जनर्म 5 के उपजनर्म (3) के खंड (क) के अधीन सूचना की अपेक्षा स ेअजभमुजि िे सकती ह ै; 344 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] और, केंद्रीर् सरकार की र्ह रार् ह ै दक अजधसूचना संखर्ांक का.आ. 2166 (अ), तारीख 27 अगस्ट्त, 2014 का संिोधन करन े के जलए पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) जनर्म, 1986 के जनर्म 5 के उपजनर्म (3) के खंड (क) के अधीन सूचना की अपेक्षा स ेअजभमुजि िने ा लोकजहत म ें ह;ै अत:, अब, केंद्रीर् सरकार, पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) जनर्म, 1986 के जनर्म 5 के उपजनर्म (4) के साथ परित पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) अजधजनर्म, 1986 (1986 का 29) की धारा 3 की उपधारा (1) और उपधारा (2) के खडं (v) और खंड (xiv) और उपधारा (3) द्वारा प्रित्त िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करते हुए, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग 2, खडं 3, उपखडं (ii) म,ें संखर्ांक का.आ. 2166 (अ), तारीख 27 अगस्ट्त, 2014 द्वारा प्रकाजित, भारत सरकार के पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार् ु पररवतान मंत्रालर् की अजधसूचना म ें जनम्नजलजखत संिोधन करती ह,ै अथाात्:-- उि अजधसूचना म,ें पैरा 5 के स्ट्थान पर, जनम्नजलजखत पैरे रखे िाएंगे, अथाात:् -- “5. मानीटरी सजमजत--(1) केंद्रीर् सरकार, इस अजधसूचना के उपबंधों की प्रभावी मानीटरी के जलए एक मानीटरी सजमजत का गिन करती ह,ै िो जनम्नजलजखत व्यजिर्ों स ेजमलकर बनती ह,ै अथाात्: (i) मुखर् सजचव, जसदिम सरकार अध्र्क्ष, पिेन ; (ii) मुखर् वन्र् िीव वाडना , जसदिम सरकार सिस्ट्र्, पिेन ; (iii) प्रधान मुखर् वन संरक्षक, जसदिम सरकार सिस्ट्र्, पिेन ; (iv) राज्र् प्रििू ण जनर्ंत्रण बोड ाका प्रजतजनजध सिस्ट्र्, पिेन ; (v) गोववंि बल्लभ पंत राष्ट्रीर् जहमालर् पर्ाावरण संस्ट्थान, क्षेत्रीर् केंद्र जसदिम से सिस्ट्र् ; पाररजस्ट्थजतकी/पर्ाावरण/वन्र्िीव में एक जविेिज्ञ जिसे प्रत्र्ेक तीन विा की अवजध के जलए जसदिम सरकार द्वारा नामजनर्िाष्ट दकर्ा िाएगा (vi) पर्ाावरण/वन्र्िीव (जवरासत संरक्षण सजहत) के क्षेत्र म ें काम करन े वाल े एक गरै - सिस्ट्र् ; सरकारी संगिन का एक प्रजतजनजध, जिसे जसदिम सरकार द्वारा प्रत्र्ेक तीन विा की अवजध के जलए नामजनर्िष्टा दकर्ा िाएगा (vii) ग्रामीण प्रबंधन और जवकास जवभाग, जसदिम सरकार का एक प्रजतजनजध सिस्ट्र्, पिेन ; (viii) कृजि जवभाग, जसदिम सरकार का एक प्रजतजनजध सिस्ट्र्, पिेन ; (ix) िहरी जवकास एवं आवास जवभाग, जसदिम सरकार का एक प्रजतजनजध सिस्ट्र्, पिेन ; (x) संबंजधत जिला कलेक्टर सिस्ट्र्, पिेन ; (xi) प्रभागीर् वनाजधकारी (संरजक्षत क्षेत्र के प्रभारी) सिस्ट्र्, पिेन ; (xii) मुखर् वन सरं क्षक (वन्र्िीव) सिस्ट्र्-सजचव, पिने । (2) मानीटरी सजमजत, वास्ट्तजवक जवजनर्िाष्ट स्ट्थलीर् ििाओं के आधार पर, भारत सरकार के तत्कालीन पर्ाावरण और वन मंत्रालर् की अजधसूचना संखर्ांक का.आ. 1533(अ), तारीख 14 जसतंबर 2006 की अनुसूची म ें आन े वाल े दिर्ाकलापों और उसके परै ा 4 के अधीन सारणी म ें जवजनर्िष्टा प्रजतजिद्ध दिर्ाकलापों के जसवार्, पाररजस्ट्थजतकी संवेिी िोन म ें आने वाले और उस अजधसूचना के उपबंधों के अधीन पूव ा पर्ाावरणीर् अनुमजत के जलए, र्थाजस्ट्थजत, केंद्रीर् सरकार के पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार् ु पररवतान मंत्रालर् र्ा राज्र् पर्ाावरण समाघात जनधाारण प्राजधकरण को जनर्िाष्ट दिर्ाकलापों की संवीक्षा करेगी ।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 (3) इस अजधसूचना के परै ा 4 के अधीन सारणी म ें र्था जवजनर्िाष्ट प्रजतजिद्ध दिर्ाकलापों के जसवार्, उपपैरा (2) म ें जनर्िष्टा अजधसूचना की अनुसूची में नहीं आन े वाले दिर्ाकलापों, और िो पाररजस्ट्थजतक संवेिी िोन म ें आत े ह,ैं की वास्ट्तजवक जवजनर्िाष्ट स्ट्थलीर् ििाओं के आधार पर मानीटरी सजमजत द्वारा संवीक्षा की िाएगी और उसे संबद्ध जवजनर्ामक प्राजधकरणों को जनर्िाष्ट दकर्ा िाएगा । (4) मानीटरी सजमजत का सिस्ट्र्-सजचव र्ा संबद्ध कलेक्टर र्ा उप वन संरक्षक, ऐसे व्यजि के जवरुद्ध, िो इस अजधसूचना के उपबंधों का उल्लंघन करता ह,ै पर्ाावरण (संरक्षण) अजधजनर्म, 1986 की धारा 19 के अधीन पररवाि फाइल करने के जलए सक्षम होगा । (5) मानीटरी सजमजत, मामले िर मामले के आधार पर अपेक्षाओं पर जनभार रहते हुए, जवभाग के प्रजतजनजध र्ा जविेिज्ञ, उद्योग संगमों र्ा पणधाररर्ों के प्रजतजनजध को, अपन े जवचार-जवमि ा म ें सहार्ता के जलए, आमंजत्रत कर सकेगी । (6) मानीटरी सजमजत, प्रत्र्ेक विा की 31 माचा तक की अवजध के अपने दिर्ाकलापों की वार्िाक कारावाई ररपोटा, उस विा की 30 िनू तक उपाबंध- III म ें जवजनर्िाष्ट प्रोफामा ा म ें मुखर् वन्र्िीव वाडान को प्रस्ट्तुत करेगी । (7) केंद्रीर् सरकार, मानीटरी सजमजत को उसके कृत्र्ों के प्रभावी जनवाहन के जलए, जलजखत म ें ऐसे जनिेि ि े सकेगी, िो वह उजचत समझे । [फा. सं. 25/15/2013-ईएसिडे /आरई] डॉ. एस. केरकेट्टा, वैज्ञाजनक ‘िी’ रटप्पण.- मूल अजधसूचना, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग 2, खंड 3, उपखंड (ii) में अजधसूचना संखर्ांक का0आ0 2166(अ), तारीख 27 अगस्ट्त, 2014 द्वारा प्रकाजित की गई थी और अंजतम बार संखर्ांक का0आ0 4949(अ), तारीख 16 नवम्बर, 2023 द्वारा संिोजधत की गई। MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 13th January, 2025 S.O. 239(E).—WHEREAS, the Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), clauses (v) and (xiv) of sub-section (2), and sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) read with sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, issued a notification to declare an Eco-Sensitive Zone around Khangchendzonga National Park, Sikkim in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 2166(E), dated the 27th August, 2014; AND WHEREAS the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary and expedient in the public interest to amend the said notification; AND WHEREAS sub-rule (4) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 provides that whenever it appears to the Central Government that it is in the public interest to do so, it may dispense with the requirement of notice under clause (a) of sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986; AND WHEREAS the Central Government is of the opinion that it is in the public interest to dispense with the requirement of notice under clause (a) of sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 for amending the notification number S.O. 2166(E), dated the 27th August, 2014; NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1), clauses (v) and (xiv) of sub-4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] section (2) and sub-section(3) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) read with sub-rule (4) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), number S.O. 2166(E), dated the 27th August, 2014, namely:- In the said notification, for paragraph 5, the following paragraphs shall be substituted, namely: - “5. Monitoring Committee. - (1) The Central Government hereby constitutes a committee for effective monitoring of the Provisions of this notification consisting of the following persons, namely:- (i) Chief Secretary, Government of Sikkim Chairman, ex officio; (ii) Chief Wild Life Warden, Government of Sikkim Member, ex officio; (iii) Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Government of Sikkim Member, ex officio; (iv) Representative of State Pollution Control Board Member, ex officio; (v) One expert in ecology/environment/wildlife from Govind Ballabh Member; Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment, Regional Centre Sikkim shall be nominated by the Government of Sikkim after every three years (vi) One representative of a Non-Governmental Organization working Member; in the field of Environment/Wildlife (including heritage conservation) shall be nominated by the Government of Sikkim after every three years (vii) One Representative of Rural Management and Development Member, ex officio; Department, Government of Sikkim (viii) One Representative of Agriculture Department, Government of Member, ex officio; Sikkim (ix) One Representative of Urban Development and Housing Member, ex officio; Department, Government of Sikkim (x) Concerned District Collector Member, ex officio; (xi) Divisional Forest Officer (In-charge of PA) Member, ex officio; (xii) Chief Conservator of Forest (Wild Life) Member Secretary, ex officio. (2) The Monitoring Committee shall, based on the actual site-specific conditions scrutinise, the activities covered in the Schedule to the notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Environment and Forest, vide number S.O. 1533 (E), dated the 14th September, 2006, and falling in the Eco-sensitive Zone, except for the prohibited activities specified in the Table under paragraph 4 thereof, and referred to the Central Government in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change or the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority, as the case maybe, for prior environmental clearances under the provisions of that notification. (3) The activities not covered in the Schedule to the notification referred to in sub-paragraph (2) and falling in the Eco-sensitive Zone, except for the prohibited activities as specified in the Table under paragraph 4 thereof, shall be scrutinised by the Monitoring Committee based on the actual site- specific conditions and referred to the regulatory authorities concerned. (4) The Member-Secretary of the Monitoring Committee or the concerned Collector or the Deputy Conservator of Forests shall be competent to file complaint under section 19 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 against any person who contravenes the provisions of this notification. (5) The Monitoring Committee may invite a representative or expert from the Department, a representative from industry associations or stakeholders to assist the committee in its deliberations depending on the requirements on a case to case basis. (6) The Monitoring Committee shall submit the annual action taken report of its activities for the period up to the 31st March of every year to the Chief Wildlife Warden in pro forma specified in Annexure- III by the 30th June of that year.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 (7) The Central Government may give such directions in writing, as it deems fit, to the Monitoring Committee for effective discharge of its functions”. [F. No. 25/15/2013-ESZ/RE] DR. S. KERKETTA, Scientist “G” Note.- The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide notification number S.O. 2166(E), dated the 27th August, 2014 and was last amended vide number S.O. 4949(E), dated the 16th November, 2023. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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